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British PM offers vision beyond austerity British Prime Minister David Cameron will on Wednesday seek to convince voters that he has more to offer than austerity, promising a "land of opportunity" built on pro-business values.
02 October 2013
©Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun Soft drink giants failing to stop land grabs: Oxfam US soft drinks giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo must make their sugar suppliers act to stop so-called land grabs in countries such as Brazil and Cambodia.
02 October 2013
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. ©Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett Britain demands jobless work for state hand-outs Britons who are out of work for several years will be required to work full-time on community projects to receive state unemployment payments.
30 September 2013
©Reuters/Beawiharta French motorists top league of unpaid fines in London Foreign motorists owe almost £2.8 million ($4.5 million, 3.3 million euros) in unpaid parking fines in central London.
29 September 2013
Spain denies accord to get Britain to leave Falklands Spain on Friday denied Argentina's claims that the two countries had clinched an agreement to get Britain to negotiate the future of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar.
28 September 2013
Downing Street cat Larry. Photo courtesy of wordpress.com British PM gets on 'purr-fectly' with Downing St cat British Prime Minister David Cameron's office denied Saturday that his family has no love for Larry, the Downing Street cat.
28 September 2013
Interpol launches global hunt for British 'White Widow' The British woman dubbed the "White Widow" was at the centre of a worldwide hunt on Friday after Interpol issued an international notice for her arrest in the wake of the Kenya shopping mall attack.
27 September 2013
Ballerina brain holds secret to balance: study Years of training cause structural changes in a ballerina's brain that help her stay balanced in the pirouette, said a report Friday that may aid the treatment of chronic dizziness.
27 September 2013
Britain gives $160 million to Syria aid Britain on Wednesday gave an extra $160 million to help Syrian refugees as the European Union urged the UN Security Council to do more to ensure humanitarian access.
26 September 2013
Warming 'pause' gives thought for scientists, sceptics A slowdown in warming that has provided fuel for climate sceptics is one of the thorniest issues in a report to be issued by UN experts.
24 September 2013
Photo courtesy of cigarettesflavours.com Smoking to be banned in English prisons: report Smoking is set to be prohibited in all prisons in England and Wales over fears of that staff may bring compensation claims.
20 September 2013
Illustration by Tengrinews.kz Great Britain thanks Kazakhstan for military transit permit Chairman of Kazakhstan Senate Kairat Mami has met with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Kazakhstan Carolyn Browne.
20 September 2013
©SCIENCE/GENOME Reuters/Phil Noble Gene map helps trace spread of MERS virus Researchers in Britain and Saudi Arabia said on Friday that gene profiling of the MERS virus had provided insights, but no answer, as to how the mysterious microbe spreads.
20 September 2013
Scotland's First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond. ©Reuters/Russell Cheyne With year to go, Scotland divided over independence Voting for Scottish independence is "common sense", the leader of the movement to break away from the United Kingdom insisted a year to the day before Scotland votes in a referendum.
19 September 2013
200 years of Australian art on show in London A major exhibition of Australian art opens in London on Saturday, charting 200 years of extraordinary change through the country's relationship with its dramatic landscape.
18 September 2013
Fantasy gowns and summer raves at London Fashion Week There was something for everyone at London Fashion Week, with fantasy gowns from Temperley London, cool elegance from Paul Smith and a vision of long summer days and heady nights from Topshop Unique.
17 September 2013
London Fashion Week kicks off with burst of Turkish colour London Fashion Week got off to a colourful start on Friday with a sun-drenched trip to the Aegean Sea courtesy of Turkish designer Bora Aksu, who whisked trend-setters away from Britain's dreary autumn drizzle.
15 September 2013
©REUTERS/Toru Hanai New study points finger at climate in mammoth's demise A wide-ranging probe into woolly mammoths has added to evidence that the towering tusker was wiped out by climate change.
12 September 2013
©REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah Hard-hitting ads get credit in US push against smoking Hard-hitting ads featuring first-person stories from former smokers prompted more than 200,000 Americans to immediately give up tobacco.
10 September 2013
©REUTERS James Bond sub car sells for £550,000 The iconic submarine car driven by James Bond in the 1977 classic The Spy Who Loved Me fetched £550,000 ($860,000, 650,000 euros).
10 September 2013
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